The Osceola times., 1887-05-28

laSt week 10 COu&ult Win tle Eflbcee
physicians. 1t is privately stated that
there are distinct indications Of . cancer
Gus growth
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
IL q quarrel on the 18th, at Philsdel phia,
one woman fatally beat another.
In q wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, on the 18th, Grace Leslie, an
actress, was killed.
MARY FKssLER. twenty-three years old,
was shot and killed at San Francisco on
the 18th by Philip Keyenberg, a cabinet
maker. Keyenberg then shot and killed
himself. 1t is thou ght the girl refused TO
marry him, which was the cause Of the
tragedy
FRANK CRAFT, an old miner, emerged
from the Richmond shaft at Scranton,
Pa, on the 10Th, TO see man who had
been hurt When Craft was returning
he stumbled, and falling down the shaft
was instantly killed.
JONI PARISH was arrested at Table
quah, l. T., on the 18th by Oficers Cole
and Starr, who started for Fort Smith i'm
mediately with him. Parish is accused Of
the murder Of Dan Naples, deputy mar
shall, killed not long since, together with
four others, and writs are out for them.
NINE. LEoHEYDE. q well-known soprano
and fer years a leading singer at the St
Paul Cathedral In Pittsburgh, Pa, com
mitted suicide on the 18th at her residence
in that city by hanging She had been in
poor health for some time, and her mind
is supposed TO have been affected.
FELICIA HARVEY is under arrest at St
Joseph, Mo-, for infsn'iciie.
OK the 2Oth, John Hendricks and Dick
Vaughn, horse-thieves, were killed at
Caddo, l. 7.
on the Goth several indictments were
returned at Indianapolis, Ind, by the
United States grand jury inyostig atm the
election frauds Of last November. just
who the indicted are will not be made
public until the arrests are made.
A RATHER mysterious robbery took
place at Grccnville, o., on the night OF the
10Th, at the residence Of John W. Spayd, a
wealthy citizen. He was at home at the
time His wife was out riding. The thief
got $1,000 In currency and gold.
OK the 10th Squire w. 7. Asbury, aged
sixty, wealthy and respected citizen OF
Cynthiana, KY, and justice OF the peace
for five years past, committed suicide by
hanging HIM self to a rafter In his barn.
He was doubtless temporarily insane.
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| sylvania signed the death warrant of
Samuel johnson the colored man, con-
yicted OF numbering John Sharpless, an
old and well-known Quaker farmer.
johnson will be hanged August
OK the evening OF the 10th a fire broke
out in Lewis Il Co.'S foundry and ma
chine WORKS at Pittsburgh, Pa. The
flames spread rapidly and soon enveloped
the machine and pattern shops, contain
ing very valuabls machinery. besides a
quantity OF work in an advanced stage OF
completion. The three buildingo were
entirely destroyed, entaiing a loss OF
800, 900, which is fully covered by insur'
ance.
| Or the 2ist St Stephens Church, New
York. was set on fire white 100 children
were present at devotional exercises.
The children all escaped uuhurt, but one
OF the sisters was badly burned in her en-
deavors TO extinguish the flames. The
da mage was slight.
CANNON FALLS, MINI, was almost en-
urely destroyed by fire during the nigh
of the Goth and morning Of the 2lst
AT Norwich. Conn, on the 23i, fire com
pletely destroyed the mills OF the Readt
Paper Company. Loss, $4,000; insurance
t37, 600
Or the 22d the stables Of the United
States Express Company In Jersey City
n j., were burned with thlriy-five Of th'
two hundred and forty-eight hors es in tn
building; loss, <l50,000.
A COLLISION occurred on Nantucket
during a fog, between the outgoing Whit
Star steamer Britannia and the incom nj
vessel OF the same line Celtic, on the 18th
by which several lives were lost ant
many persons injured. Both vessels wer
disabled, and were escorted to anchorag
by incoming steamers.
OK the 2lst five whites and thre'
negroes were whipped with from five I
ten lashes at Newcastle, Del, for larceny
and william Norris, colored, convicted o
murderous assault, stood one hour in tn
pillory.
Ok the night OF the 2ist John Bridgewa
ter was shot and instantly killed b,
Dempsy Robinson at Grcencastle, Ind
The murderer was arrested. He claims I
have acted in sclf-defensc, but testimon.
before the coroner's jury indicate pre-
meditated murder. Both men wer
slough characters"
On the I'D Cap.ain 7. w Cole took
party Of friends, composed OF ~ u. Stark
George Wlse, Marion Trip, Clarcnc
Blood and Fred Cole, Of Petoskey; Gee
NJ Freeman, OF Milwaukee, and Henr.
Biount, OF Chicago, out for sail fron
Harbor Springs, Mich. The yacht wa
struck by a squall and capsized, throwing
! the party into the bay. ID. e. stark
George Wise, Captain Cole and Mari Of
Trip were drowned